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2010 Mets Yearbook
The Mets had a crop of promising stars headed into the 2010 season. David Wright and Jose Reyes would represent he Mets as All-Stars that year, while Johan Santana and others put forth a solid effort.
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A Manager’s Anguish
Mets manager Terry Collins said he was “sick to his stomach” the night Johan Santana threw a no-hitter. After Santana missed the entire 2011 season with shoulder surgery, Collins was determined to pro ...
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A No-Hitter’s Nameplate: Johan Santana
Johan Santana threw the first Mets no-hitter in franchise history during the team’s 50th anniversary season in 2012. The team preserved his locker nameplate from that memorable season. In a complete-g ...
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A Whipped Cream Surprise
Though pies to the face were usually reserved for rookies hitting their first home run or bench players tossing a shutout inning, infielder Justin Turner hit Johan Santana with a whipped cream pie as ...
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Gift From Santa-na: Santana Bobblehead
Southpaw Johan Santana brought powerhouse pitching to the Mets when he signed on for the 2008 season, the same year this bobblehead debuted. He established dominance on Opening Day with a win against ...
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Having a Ball
Despite tossing a no-hitter, Johan Santana struggled with his command at times, including giving up a number of hard-hit balls that found Mets gloves. This ball was hit by Cardinals slugger Allen Crai ...
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Johan Santana Signed No-Hitter Home Plate
Plenty of Cardinals walked up to home plate on June 1, 2012, but not a single one of them got to run across it. Johan Santana threw three strikes across this plate to strike out David Freese of the St ...
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No-Han!
Johan Santana’s no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals was the first-ever no-no authored by a New York Mets starter, despite 50 years of great pitchers. Ironically, Tom Seaver, who pitched five one ...
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No-Han’s No-Hit: Santana’s Pitching Rubber ...
For 8,019 games, Mets pitchers had toed the rubber diligently, expertly and even brilliantly. But no one who toed the rubber had ever thrown a no-hitter until Johan Santana. On June 1, 2012, Santana s ...
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Out of a Jam
In the 8th inning, Johan Santana exceeded the pitch limit manager Terry Collins had set for him. Following a two-out walk to Rafael Furcal, Collins met with Santana on the mound. After regrouping, San ...